Description
Parenting teenagers and young adults is intense on its own. During perimenopause and menopause, many mothers experience heightened emotional reactivity, shifting identity, and an increased mental load at the same time their own hormonal landscape is changing.
This panel is designed for mothers parenting teens and young adults who want to better understand how menopause intersects with emotional wellbeing, anxiety, changing family dynamics, and resilience. Bringing together experienced menopause, mental health, medical, and transformational practitioners, the conversation explores how hormonal changes in midlife interact with the demands of parenting and why this season can feel uniquely destabilizing.
Through short, focused talks followed by a live Q&A, the panel will examine menopause related changes in emotional regulation, mental health, and stress response; evidence informed medical and integrative support options; and practical ways women can reclaim steadiness, agency, and alignment while continuing to care for their families.
This is not about parenting perfectly or fixing yourself. It is an informed, compassionate conversation offering menopause support for mothers who want clarity, validation, and real options. You will leave with language for what you are experiencing and a deeper understanding of how to navigate parenting during perimenopause and menopause with greater self trust and compassion.
About the Speakers:
Micheline Foss, MS, MEd., CSMC
Menopause Specialist Life Coach
Micheline Foss is a Menopause Specialist Life Coach who guides women and families through life’s most demanding transitions, including perimenopause and midlife, parenting adolescents, career pivots, and international relocations. A former international school counselor with more than a decade of global experience, Micheline understands how hormonal shifts, identity changes, and family dynamics often converge during this stage of life.
Drawing on her background in counseling, coaching, and menopause education, she helps women make sense of complex transitions by framing change through the lens of resilience. Micheline is the creator of the Resilient Rest Playbook, a practical framework designed to support sustainable wellbeing during periods of personal and relational change.
Erin Tanner, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, PMH-C
Founder, Achieve Mental Health and Wellness
Dual Certified Nurse Practitioner: Family and Psychiatric Mental Health
Erin Tanner is a dual board certified Family and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with more than 25 years of experience in healthcare. As the founder of Achieve Mental Health and Wellness, she supports women navigating motherhood, leadership, and major life transitions with greater clarity and emotional balance.
Her work integrates evidence based medication management, non MHT pharmacologic options, lifestyle planning, and supportive and holistic practices to help women restore emotional regulation and resilience during perimenopause and menopause. Erin holds additional certification in Perinatal Mental Health and has extensive experience in mood and anxiety disorders, maternal mental health, PTSD, and deprescribing strategies. Licensed in Massachusetts, she is known for her individualized and compassionate approach to care and her commitment to helping women restore inner balance during demanding seasons of life.
Nancy Roy, AG-ACNP-BC
Nancy J. Roy is a board certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner licensed in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with full prescriptive authority and DEA licensure in both states. She brings more than twenty years of healthcare experience to her work and has a clinical background that includes Urology and Gastroenterology.
Nancy has completed both primary and advanced hormone replacement therapy training through Dr. Rachel Rubin and Dr. Heather Hirsch and is a member of the Menopause Society and ISSWSH. She is a graduate of the Women’s Integrative and Functional Medicine Certification course taught by Dr. Aviva Romm. As the founder of Innovative Health and Well Being, Nancy offers personalized, attentive care that honors the full complexity of women’s health during perimenopause and menopause.
Cathy Tallone
Empowerment Coach, Intuitive Healer, and Transformation Guide
Cathy Tallone is a transformation coach and intuitive healer who helps women rewrite narratives that no longer serve them. Her professional background includes work in hospitality, the fine wine industry, and holistic healing, with each chapter reinforcing her belief that who we believe we are shapes the lives we create.
Trained through the Brave Thinking Institute and with decades of experience as a Reiki Master, doula, massage therapist, and empowerment coach, Cathy blends intuitive insight with grounded support. She works with women at pivotal moments, helping them reconnect with clarity, confidence, and inner authority.
Through her signature programs, including Turn the Page, Flipping the Script, and The Intentional Transformation Journey, Cathy supports women in moving forward with greater alignment, purpose, and self trust.